It had only been a few weeks since we watched it and JunglePete just asked me why I didn’t warn him about what a goddamned boring and annoying movie it was. Those probably weren’t his exact words, but they could have been. You know why?

There was some kind of Movie Archaeology going on that was probably offensive to both cultural resource managers and real space archaeologists (there is such a thing) but I’ve repressed it all and can’t really remember many of the specifics about what my issues were.

The plot of Prometheus (spoilers if you’re stupid): long scenes showing a badly designed archaeological expedition (dig everywhere, maybe we’ll find some shit!) and then a whole lot of running and screaming and probably some exploding goo aliens because, duh, it’s the prequel to Alien.

Husband just tried to defend it, insisting it “wasn’t that bad.”

I informed Husband that he thought it wasn’t so bad because he snored through parts of the movie.

So, so boring. At a DC science writers meetup we met some people who were doubly annoyed cause they shelled out for the big sound & big screen. Until then I’d held out hope that maybe the theater experience made up for the crappiness. But no.

I mean, if it doesn’t hold up to home viewing you’ve failed as a filmmaker but, you know, a good theater presence isn’t a total failure. I didn’t really fall in love w nightmare before Christmas til I saw it in the theater (in 3d).

I need to drink some coffee. Just thinking about Prometheus this early is making me sleepy.

Thanks for posting the link to the xenoarchaeologist nerd’s blog. The movie was written by Damon Lindelof, co-writer of Lost which may explain a few things. Lost cultures, unanswered questions, inexplicable motivations, blah blah blah.